Jamaica at the Olympics

Jamaica at the Olympics is a history which began in 1948.

Jamaica at the
Olympics
IOC codeJAM
NOCJamaica Olympic Association
Websitewww.teamja.org
Medals
Gold
22
Silver
35
Bronze
21
Total
78
Summer appearances
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022
Other related appearances
 British West Indies (1960)

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Jamaica is JAM.[1]

History

Teams from Jamaica have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then. In 1960, Jamaican athletes competed as part of the West Indies Federation team. Jamaica has also been in the Winter Olympic Games since 1988. The Jamaica national bobsled team has achieved some fame.

Jamaica has won 61 medals, with all but one medal won in athletics. Most of the medals have been for individual and relay sprint events.

The National Olympic Committee for Jamaica is the Jamaica Olympic Association, and was formed in 1936.

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
11 Gold Arthur Wint1948 LondonAthleticsMen's 400 metres
22 Silver Herb McKenley1948 LondonAthleticsMen's 400 metres
22 Silver Arthur Wint1948 LondonAthleticsMen's 800 metres
22 Silver Herb McKenley1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 100 metres
11 Gold George Rhoden1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 400 metres
22 Silver Herb McKenley1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 400 metres
11 Gold Arthur Wint
Leslie Laing
Herb McKenley
George Rhoden		1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 4×400 metre relay
22 Silver Arthur Wint1952 HelsinkiAthleticsMen's 800 metres
22 Silver Lennox Miller1968 Mexico CityAthleticsMen's 100 metres
33 BronzeLennox Miller1972 MunichAthleticsMen's 100 metres
22 Silver Don Quarrie1976 MontrealAthleticsMen's 100 metres
11 Gold Don Quarrie1976 MontrealAthleticsMen's 200 metres
33 BronzeDon Quarrie1980 MoscowAthleticsMen's 200 metres
33 BronzeMerlene Ottey1980 MoscowAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
33 BronzeDavid Weller1980 MoscowCyclingMen's 1 km time trial
33 BronzeMerlene Ottey1984 Los AngelesAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
33 BronzeMerlene Ottey1984 Los AngelesAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
22 Silver Albert Lawrence
Greg Meghoo
Don Quarrie
Ray Stewart		1984 Los AngelesAthleticsMen's 4×100 metre relay
22 Silver Grace Jackson1988 SeoulAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
22 Silver Howard Davis
Devon Morris
Winthrop Graham
Bert Cameron		1988 SeoulAthleticsMen's 4×400 metre relay
22 Silver Juliet Cuthbert1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
22 Silver Juliet Cuthbert1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
33 BronzeMerlene Ottey1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
22 Silver Winthrop Graham1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's 400 metre hurdles
22 Silver Merlene Ottey1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
22 Silver Merlene Ottey1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
11 Gold Deon Hemmings1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 400 metre hurdles
33 BronzeMichelle Freeman
Juliet Cuthbert
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Gillian Russell
Andrea Lloyd		1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metre relay
33 BronzeGreg Haughton
Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
Davian Clarke
Dennis Blake
Garth Robinson		1996 AtlantaAthleticsMen's 4×400 metre relay
22 Silver James Beckford1996 AtlantaAthleticsMen's long jump
22 Silver Tayna Lawrence2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
33 BronzeMerlene Ottey2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
22 Silver Deon Hemmings2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 400 metre hurdles
33 BronzeGreg Haughton2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 400 metres
22 Silver Lorraine Graham2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
33 BronzeBeverly McDonald2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
22 Silver Merlene Frazer
Tayna Lawrence
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey		2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metre relay
33 BronzeMichael Blackwood
Greg Haughton
Christopher Williams
Danny McFarlane
Sanjay Ayre
Michael McDonald		2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 4×400 metre relay
22 Silver Sandie Richards
Catherine Scott
Deon Hemmings
Lorraine Graham
Charmaine Howell
Michelle Burgher		2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 4×400 metre relay
33 BronzeVeronica Campbell2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 100 metres
11 Gold Veronica Campbell2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
22 Silver Danny McFarlane2004 AthensAthleticsMen's 400 metre hurdles
11 Gold Tayna Lawrence
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald		2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metre relay
33 BronzeRonetta Smith
Novlene Williams
Nadia Davy
Sandie Richards
Michelle Burgher		2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 4×400 metre relay
11 Gold Usain Bolt2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 100 m
11 Gold Shelly-Ann Fraser2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 m
11 Gold Usain Bolt2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 200 m
11 Gold Melaine Walker2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 400 m hurdles
11 Gold Veronica Campbell-Brown2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 200 m
11 Gold Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
Dwight Thomas		2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 4x100 metre relay
22 Silver Sherone Simpson2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 m
22 Silver Kerron Stewart2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 m
22 Silver Shericka Williams2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 400 m
33 BronzeKerron Stewart2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 200 m
33 BronzeShericka Williams
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Novlene Williams
Bobby Gaye-Wilkins		2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 4×400 metre relay
11 Gold Shelly-Ann FraserUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 100 m
11 Gold Usain BoltUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 100 m
11 Gold Usain BoltUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 200 m
11 Gold Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Yohan Blake		United Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 4x100 metre relay
22 Silver Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 200m
22 Silver Yohan BlakeUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 100 m
22 Silver Yohan BlakeUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 200 m
33 BronzeWarren WeirUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 200 m
33 BronzeVeronica Campbell-BrownUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's 100 m
33 BronzeHansle ParchmentUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthletics110 m hurdles

References
  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

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